PatientPak

Sanitas Healthcare plc (formerly PatientPak Holdings Ltd) is a consumer hygiene pack manufacturer and retailer. The original product, PatientPak, was designed for use by patients to protect themselves from healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), and especially from antibiotic resistant pathogens known as ‘superbugs’, when they go into hospital. The ‘Pak’ contains a range of antimicrobial products in the form of wipes and sprays as well as various hygiene and convenience items, such as soap and nailbrush. According to test data, the patented formula is proven to kill 99.99% of germs such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), Norovirus, Avian Flu (H5N1), Salmonella and E. coli. It is tested and successfully meets the requirements of the EN1276, prEN12054, EN1500 and EN1275 European antimicrobial standards. PatientPak was introduced to the UK market in October 2008.

Sanitas Healthcare plc introduced in October 2009 four new products proven to kill the latest strain of swine flu. They are:

• FluPak
• ProtectGel
• ProtectSpray
• ProtectWipes

These are initially available throughout the Lloyds Pharmacy chain.

The idea behind PatientPak emerged in 2006, when an elderly lady preparing for a stay in hospital asked a friend how she could best protect herself from infection while admitted. They were dismayed to find that there were no commercially available products which would be effective against superbugs such as MRSA. After carrying out considerable research, they selected the most efficacious clinical product available, and repackaged it as a consumer hygiene pack. Over more than two years since then, an extensive research, development and testing programme led by the company’s Founder and CEO, Rob Gros, has produced a variety of antimicrobial products including PatientPak launched in September 2008 and FluPak launched in September 2009.

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